I had mentioned last week that I was planning a "Mommies' Night Out" with some fellow mom friends on Saturday night. I over planned for Mr. J to be home alone with Baby and Dubby. Food was pre-chopped and put in a container in the fridge, supper for the Mr. was also ready to go and waiting, the dog food was set on the counter so as not to forget, jammies laid out on the changing table, the whole nine yards!
I put Baby J down for his afternoon nap and went about getting myself ready, including *gasp* make-up. Nothing fancy, but a dash fancier than I have been doing for my "around the house" look. I even tried on three different tops before I was satisfied that I looked "nice, but not trying too hard." (Can you tell it's been awhile since I went out?)
I had planned on leaving at about 3 p.m. to meet up with an old co-worker at for a Hobby Lobby adventure. Baby J woke up from his afternoon nap early and so I got him up and had about a 20 minute good bye session with him and Mr. J. By the time I finally got myself into the car and on the way, it was a bit later than I had originally anticipated, but the roads were clear for a change and so I made good time regardless.
Shortly after our planned 4 p.m. meet up, I arrived at Hobby Lobby (actually beat her there) and began the usual meandering around. My friend arrived and we continued to putz (that's a local colloquialism for just walk around aimlessly, by the way), picking up a few desired items, some of which will be highlighted in future DIY posts!, until roughly 5:30. Since the plan was to meet up with the ladies at six at a local downtown mexican restaurant, I figured, better get to!
I hadn't previously invited the friend I was shopping with to our night out, but seeing as though she is pregnant with a June Boy of her own, I dropped the invite while we were checking out. She was happy to be included and so the four became five.
So far, all of this sounds a bit like boring background, so sorry for that, but the real delight is the meal I shared with these four awesome mommies! With mexican food and margaritas (or in my case a daquiri, tequila and I do not get along, and a slushy for the expecting mom) as a backdrop, we sat, we ate, we talked and talked and talked.
Topics come from all over the place! We talked about our kids, of course, the funny and frustrating things they accomplished on a day to day basis, our husbands, who do many of the same things the children do, our work and home lives, our in-laws (more on that topic in tomorrow's post!), and just about anything else we could think of.
One incredibly interesting thing I have noticed about interactions between two or more moms. One topic that nearly infallibly comes up at least once, is our pregnancy, labor and delivery stories! Why we feel the need to share them over and over, I have no idea! But, especially with an expectant mother in our midst, we all broke them out, one by one. I'd say this is something that is likely to fade with time, but two of the moms have older children (10 and 8 years, respectively) as well as a younger one and they still talk about their firsts!
In my "Shift in the Friend Dynamic" post I had talked about how much I had been feeling alienated from my non-parent friends and that I was increasingly drawn to friends that were. Mommies' Night Out was a great way to feel like part of a social group again and our status as parents drew us closer together rather than being something awkward between us. It was exactly what I (and I think the rest of them) needed!
One of my closest friends and I even went to a movie after dinner and I only broke down and called home to check on my boys once (in the car on the way to the theater)!
Sounds like a great night! I wish I lived closer so I could come out with you guys next time!
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